Green Smoke E-Cigs Report

In a bold move today California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed SB400, a bill that would have banned the sale of electronic cigarettes in the state of California until they were FDA approved or "cleared". The bill written by Senator Ellen Corbett started out as a green energy bill,  then became a tobacco advertising and merchandising bill and in early Sept became an electronic cigarette ban.

The governor said in his statement to the Senate:

To the Members of the California State Senate:
I am returning Senate Bill 400 without my signature.
While I support restricting access of electronic cigarettes to children under the age of 18, I cannot sign a measure that also declares them a federally regulated drug when the matter is currently being decided through pending litigation.
 Items defined as “tobacco products” are legal for anyone over the age of 18. If adults want to purchase and consume these products with an understanding of the associated health risks, they should be able to do so unless and until federal law changes the legal status of these tobacco products.
 For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill.
Sincerely,
Arnold Schwarzenegger

So, once again electronic cigarettes are back to being a tobacco product, legal in the state of California for use by adults and Senator Corbetts attempt to change their status to drug delivery system through legislation has failed. Electronic cigarettes are still legal to sell in the state of California.